Splatter School May 2026

Beyond mindless splashing, you need to manage “cleanliness” (a shrinking safe zone), use environment hazards (ceiling fans splatter paint everywhere), and decide when to clean yourself off at water fountains—leaving you vulnerable. What Falls Flat (The Mixed & The Bad) 1. Single-Player is a Chore The story mode is 6 hours of repetitive “splatter X% of the room” or “defeat 20 enemies.” The AI is either braindead or aimbots you from across the map. No online co-op for the campaign is a strange omission.

At launch (and still post-patch), finding a ranked match can take 3–5 minutes. Peer-to-peer connections lead to lag where your paint shots clearly hit but don’t register. Crossplay helps, but lobbies outside peak hours are quiet. SPLATTER SCHOOL

Buy it on sale and only if you can wrangle at least one other human locally. For pure solo players, skip it. No online co-op for the campaign is a strange omission